The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-01

Mira A. P. suafeld and little daugh-
ser Myrtis, returned laat Monday even.
ing from Mississippi, where they have
been spending the summer with |
relatives and friends. The Echo TO-
yetber with many other friends, is
pleased to welcome this good lady back
10 our midst and say she is much inn
proved in health.
Misses Ora and Ida Moss, daughters
Of DR.. A. H. Moss, and Miss Jennie
Marsh left last Monday night for
Brookhaven, Mias., to attend Whit
worth Female College and Masters
Lee and Glen Moss also departed Oh
the same train for Nashville, Tenn, to
attend Vanderbilt University. Master
Lee viii enter the medical department,
where he win study medicine and pre-
pare himself for the honorable profes.
sion of an. M. d.
w. r. Lee returned home last Friday
from his trip to Southwest Louisiana.
He had very pleasant time through
out, became favorably impressed with
the Southern people and climate and
is warm in his praise of the prairie
region about Jennings, says a man
who seeks new location, especially
a farmer, will do well to visit that
country and sec it for himself, as It is
a great stock and fruit country. De-
Wit (IoDa) Observer.
The West Lake Charles Baptist
Church was organized last Wednesday
night with a membership of IA.
Quite a number from this city went
over to assist in the organization Of
this church, and to listen to the elo-
quent sermons preached on the oeca,
sion by Reys, A. p. scofeld and w.
M.Thompson. The EoHo copgratplatos
the good people Of West Lake ohsrles
and Bsgdad on this manifestation Of
Divine love and the advancement Of
the cause of christianity In their midst.
Mr.. Geo. Matbus, a very clever end
deserving gentleman, from AVoyellss
parish, is ID our midst eapYassiRg for
3 book called, 1.-THE Home Beyond"
and we are pleased to say has suc'
eeeded IN placing something like
hundred of them in our parish 10 !
very short time With no difficulty snd
very little eanyassipg. We have eK
amiDed this book and pronounce il !
most excellent work, and unhesitat
ibgly recommend it as, one that should
be 10 every household. The authol
is the Rev. Samuel Fallons, divin,
of considerable note, and II 10 pub
l,shed by w. =. Holloway
Capt. d. b. Gorham, after an ab
sepce Of some "a days in VermilioI
parish, attending TO legal business, re
turned home last Saturday, looking
much improved IN health, The Cap
tain's visit was for the purpose 9
attending The sale Of the property Il
the Jacob Cole succession mattel
which consisted Of several hundTe
bead Of live stock and the celebrate
Mulberry Island property The prof.
erty Of this succession eighteen month
ago was considered to be worth at Lh
lowest calculation at least $l2,00'
but owing to the great storm Of la'
year by which hundreds Of heads (
fine stock belonging to il we're d
stroyed, sold for Only s5le6.ls,
we ENTHUSIASTICALLY omitted Ia
week to extend our sympathiea 70 0r
good friends Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Be-
Kirkman 10 the loss Of their brigt
little dapgbter, Minnie elsyslsgi, age
3 years and % days, who but ? fe
days ago was the life Of . harp
home and the idolof loving parent
siateys and brothers But Che Gre
Father IL bis inscrutsble ways, eslls
he little angel 70 tbe realms of ste
nal peace and happiness, there 70 ]
yoke heavenly blessings upon its 2
fieted parents here below q
! tendeFest sympathies ere extended
our bereayed friends, and may !
/. pyho doeth al things we'll extend
chem 4 helping band in this %
hour of Their worldly trials end tFie
latiops.
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There are few lunch houses ~ Ac
pretentious cities than Lake Char
that ere Is well kept q The 4southe
Pacific Luneb Rooms opposite I
J depot, il Lake Charles. rs ProPr
I Tor, NJ. I, 2. Martin, IS 2 geptleR
j that thoroughly understands biz BY
ness, and never fails to please biz 3